Banners that the Turkish Emperor has given to the Beyler Bey who is marching to Hungary
Banners that the Turkish Emperor has given to the Beyler Bey who is marching to Hungary
Paintings on Ottoman subjects published on this site are taken from a book in the Austrian National Library, Cod. Vind. 8626. It is believed this codex was painted between 1586 and 1591 by an unknown south German artist in the suite of Bartolemeo di Pezzana, ambassador of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II to the Sublime Porte.
Here are more paintings from Cod.Vind. 8626:
A brief account of the battle of Caldiran, 1514:
This is a project to translate a book:
This is a link to Dave Watson's excellent site:
Vizir from the frontiers
Updated 01/28/01